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(US, slang, also figuratively) A person employed to dig tunnels, or (more generally) to work underground or under water.

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sandhog

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sandhog

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsændhɒɡ/

Noun

US also figuratively slang

(US, slang, also figuratively) A person employed to dig tunnels, or (more generally) to work underground or under water.

Japanese Meaning

（アメリカのスラング）トンネル等の掘削作業に従事する作業員、またはより広く地下や水中で作業する人

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The sandhog wiped sweat from his brow after a long shift digging the new river tunnel.

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そのトンネル掘削作業員は、新しい河川トンネルの掘削で長時間働いた後、額の汗を拭いた。

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(US, slang, also figuratively) A person employed to dig tunnels, or (more generally) to work underground or under water.

Sandhogs working behind a hydraulic shield excavated the riverbed silt inch by inch and installed linking sections of cast-iron tubes as they went. The digging chamber was filled with compressed air pumped in from the surface. The work was dangerous. The men who did the work, the sandhogs, were considered heroes.

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sandhogs

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